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Monday, May 7, 2018

Until There Was Us by Samantha Chase

He'll have to play his cards just right for her to take a
chance on him...

Megan Montgomery has always been careful...except that one time she threw
caution to the wind and hooked up with a sexy groomsman at her cousin's
wedding. But that was two years ago—so why can't she stop thinking about Alex
Rebat?

Alex has been living the good life. He loves his job, has a great circle of
friends, and doesn't answer to anyone. The problem? There's only one woman he
wants and she ran out on him after one amazing weekend. But now that Megan's
coming back to town, Alex hopes he can convince her to take another chance on
him... and on a future that can only be built together.

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the seventh in the series – and if you are a Montgomery fan then you
will definitely enjoy this book. As well as Megan getting her happily ever
after, we also catch up with Zach and Summer... previous beneficiaries of
William Montgomery's matchmaking!

This time though, it is wife and sister-in-law who decide that they know how to
find Megan a match... well really, they saw her with Alex at Zach's wedding two
years ago and started plotting. Little did they know that, in fact, the two of
them recognised their attraction to each other. Sadly, work and the small
matter of living 3,000 miles apart came between them, but now Megan has moved
to Portland too.

Megan has put a lot of pressure on herself to succeed and prove her father
wrong about her abilities and has become very focussed on her performance.
Moving to Portland and working for Zach is an attempt to make some changes. She
knows that she is likely to see Alex but has no idea whether he has forgiven
her neglect of him.

As we discover, Alex is still harbouring some serious annoyance at her
behaviour. He does not understand how she could put work before a relationship,
but he cannot deny that he still cares for her. As he gets to know her, he
realises just how her priorities are skewed by her beliefs about work. He also
knows that she is the one, so he
makes some compromises and is patient. Megan is a lovely person, just rather
lost, so it is both fun and very moving watching the two of them fall in love
with each other.

They both have to deal with issues, and I have to say that Alex's relationship
with Danny caused me to cry more than once. Beautifully written and so
important to the whole story.

Another great match up – and surely Christian deserves his chance soon?

New York Times and USA Today
Bestseller Samantha Chase released her debut novel, Jordan's Return, in
November 2011. Teaching creative writing to students from elementary through
high school motivated Samantha to take that step as well. Since then, she has
become a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She
lives with her husband of 25 years and their two sons in North Carolina.

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